Difference between revisions of "Category:Free-to-grind"

↑ Assassin’s Creed®IV Black Flag™ Time saver: Technology Pack (DLC) - last accessed on 2020-04-19
"This pack will save you time by revealing all of the collectibles locations on your map. Note that you will still need to travel to these locations and beat the game play in order to get the rewards."
↑ League of Legends - MICROTRANSACTION.ZONE - last accessed on 2020-04-15

Pages in category "Free-to-grind"

The following 103 pages are in this category, out of 103 total.

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-{{Taxonomy definition}} <onlyinclude>Could also be called 'free-to-grind'. The game's gameplay [[:Category:Unlock|unlock]] rewards can be achieved or grinded for without payment, but payment unlocks those rewards faster or instantaneously. Pay-to-skip applies to nearly all free-to-play games, in addition to the other microtransaction categories.
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-* [[League of Legends]]'s playable characters can all be grinded for using in-game earnable Blue Essence currency, but players can skip this by purchasing the characters by purchasing Riot Points.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://microtransaction.zone/Game?id=24024=|title=League of Legends - MICROTRANSACTION.ZONE|date=2020-04-15}}</ref>
-* [[Apex Legends]] rewards like characters and cosmetics are all possible to achieve by grinding without paying. The most rare 'heirloom' rewards are guaranteed after opening 500 Apex Crates.</onlyinclude>
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 [[Category:Microtransactions]]

Definition
Category Glossary
The main gameplay unlocks/goals of the game can be achieved through grinding or naturally in gameplay without real money payments.
Examples
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag sells "Time saver" packs e.g. selling map locations, but players can be find these locations without purchasing the pack.^[1] League of Legends unlocks can all be be achieved without real money purchases.^[2] Apex Legends unlocks can all be achieved without real money purchases.
Notes
The category is designed to be a rebuttal to the criticism 'The game forces you to buy microtransactions', but for 'free-to-grind' games, 'everything you would want (gameplay) can be unlocked by playing or grinding'. Free-to-grind means you have freedom to choose to grind to unlock content within the game - regardless of whether an initial purchase was required or not to access the game itself.